Does Google pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Google employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Google. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Google?

87% of Google employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Google 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10451) , Senior Software Engineer (1597) , Intern (1225) , Software Developer (1216) , Account Manager (842) , Product Manager (793) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (765) , Analyst (752) , Program Manager (624) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (540) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (499) , Software Engineer(Internship) (495) , Manager (483)

What are the pros of working at Google according to real employee reviews?

"My teammates were really great people and did a lot to help me get up and running."" ((in 4163 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3744 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3457 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2653 reviews)); "Would recommend Software Engineering/Development/PM at Google if you want a nice comfy job with perks and good pay." ((in 2288 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Google according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and lots to learn if you are not a learner it might not be the best place" ((in 813 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 737 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 578 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 565 reviews)); "Too much work and politics" ((in 294 reviews))

What are employees saying about Google layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Google layoffs and their outlook for job security at Google in 2026.

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4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(48,328 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

82% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Culture & values

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

Google has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 48,328 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Google employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0

Apr 26, 2008

Lving it but wish I had a real office

Senior software engineer

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Pros

People think better of you if you work at Google. The people you work with are really really smart, because Google sets the bar for hiring so high. There's free breakfast, lunch, and dinner - and it's good. The yearly bonus tends to be even more than the percentage in the offer letter.

Cons

We're stuck in cubicles. (Before Google, I worked at Microsoft, and at MSFT everyone gets their own office, or at least, every engineer...) The stock price is variable, so if you join and the stock's at 700, and then the stock goes down to 500, you may end up resenting the people who just got hired and have an option strike price $200 lower than you.

3.0

Apr 25, 2008

Don't work at Google unless you want to corporate climb to nowhere.

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Pros

Good benefits, decent pay. Free food, and access to many amenities.

Cons

If you aren't technical there is nowhere for you to go professionally. Basically, they hire really smart people and dont' tell them they are putting them in a dead end job. There really isn't much possibility for movement, and the job ends up consuming 90% of your time for average pay. Its kind of a scam.

5.0

Apr 24, 2008

Google PM

Product manager

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Great people Impact Great Benefts

Cons

Can't think of any right now

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